Friends and loved ones of the five riders who died and the four seriously injured will ride the route followed by the group, known as the Chain Gang, which consisted of men and women between the age of 40 and 74.

The group was struck by the pickup truck driven by Charles Pickett Jr, 50, at around 6.30pm on June 7 before the driver fled on foot. He was arrested soon after and charged with five counts of murder on Thursday.